The Poet Laureate of Iowa is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of Iowa. The position was created July 1, 1999 by Subchapter 303.89 of the Iowa Code with a two-year renewable term.[1]
Robert P. Dana was poet laureate in 2004.
List of Poets Laureate
- Marvin Bell (2000–04)[1][2][3]
- Robert Dana (2004–08)[1][3][4]
- Mary Swander (2009–19)[1][3][5]
- Debra Marquart (2019–present)[1][3][6]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Iowa". Library of Congress.
- ↑ Marvin Bell, UI professor and first Iowa Poet Laureate, has died
- 1 2 3 4 "The Iowa Poet Laureate". Humanities Iowa. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ↑ "Emeritus professor Dana named Iowa's Poet Laureate". Cornell College News. Mount Vernon, Iowa. September 13, 2004. Archived from the original on May 1, 2009.
- ↑ "Mary Swander". The Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ↑ "Poets Laureate Fellows Interview". Academy of American Poets. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
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